Growing Up

Paps

I groaned as I pulled my head off my pillow. I looked next to me to see Ashton fast asleep. A smile formed on my lips as I watched him sleep peacefully.

"Staring at people while they sleep is creepy, just so you know," he chuckled as his eyes fluttered open.

I shrugged and got up from the hotel bed. I grabbed Ashton's under shirt off the floor and threw it on.

"I'm gonna get in the shower, okay?"  I told him.

"Alright."

After I showered, I threw on a t-shirt a skinny jeans before putting in my socks and shoes. The guys wanted to meet up for breakfast, so we happily agreed. We walked out of our hotel room hand-in-hand.

"So. How did you sleep Mrs.Irwin?" Ashton asked with a cheeky grin on his face.

"Wonderfully, actually. How about you, Mr.Irwin?" I repeated.

"Wonderfully."

His smile faded as he looked out of the front doors at the hotel and saw paps.

"Dammit," he swore.

He gripped my hand tighter, and I held onto his arm. We had obviously experienced paps before, but they were never this bad. I ignored them for the most part. A lot of them commented on my appearance. Then I heard something that made my blood boil.

"How does it feel that you couldn't get Luke because of Arzaylea so you had to settle for Ashton?"

My eyes shot up and searched for the shit head who had said that.

"Babe, don't let them get to you," Ashton warned.

"YOU WANNA FUCKING SAY THAT AGAIN?!" I yelled.

"Oh shit," Ashton mumbled under his breath.

"WHO SAID THAT SHIT?"

All the paps looked at one man standing in front of me. I let go of Ashton and grabbed the guys collar forcefully.

"DON'T YOU EVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN, UNDERSTAND? AND I NEVER WANT TO HEAR THAT BITCHES NAME AGAIN," I demanded. "ASHTON IS INCREDIBLE AND I DIDN'T JUST 'SETTLE' FOR HIM. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. SO DON'T GO AROUND ASSUMING SHIT, UNDERSTAND?"

The man nodded vigorously and I dropped his collar. I flipped him off before reattaching my hand to Ashton's.

"Thank you," he smiled, placing a kiss on the top of my head.

"Of course, now let's go meet the guys," I urged.

The place the guys wanted to have breakfast wasn't far, so we decided to walk. When we finally got there, we found the boys and sat down with them.

"So I take it you don't like when people fuck with us, huh?" Michael asked with his eyebrows raised.

"What do you mean?"

He showed me his phone. Almost all of the fans on twitter were praising me for standing up for Ashton. "#thankgodforzara" was even trending.

"Holy shit," i gasped.

Ashton just smiled at me.

"At least people know not to fuck with you guys, right?" I asked.

"Yup. Because if you mess with the cubs, mama bear attacks," Luke laughed.

"That has to be the dumbest thing you have ever said," Calum chuckled.